Personal Heritage Project Explore your past Understand your present Understand your present Discover your future

ANCESTORS IF YOU COULD SEE YOUR ANCESTORS ALL STANDING IN A ROW, WOULD YOU BE PROUD OF THEM OR NOT, OR DONT YOU REALLY KNOW.

SOME STRANGE DISCOVERIES ARE MADE IN CLIMBING FAMILY TREES, AND SOME OF THEM, YOU KNOW, DO NOT PARTICULARLY PLEASE.

IF YOU COULD SEE YOUR ANCESTORS ALL STANDING IN A ROW, THERE MIGHT BE SOME OF THEM PERHAPS YOU WOULDNT CARE TO KNOW.

BUT THERES ANOTHER QUESTION WHICH REQUIRES ANOTHER VIEW. IF YOU COULD MEET YOUR ANCESTORS, WOULD THEY BE PROUD OF YOU? BY RUTH BETHEA JOHNSON FROM BRADY JOHNSON PROJECT

CONGRATULATIONS! You are about to become an AUTHOR!

Personal Heritage Project Objectives CONDUCT RESEARCH CONDUCT RESEARCH CITE YOUR SOURCES CITE YOUR SOURCES GET ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR OWN PERSONAL HERITAGE GET ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR OWN PERSONAL HERITAGE

Minimum Requirements Cover Sheet (Opening Page of Project) Title of the project Title of the project Name Name Due Date Due Date Class Class

The Montgomery Family Dottie Montgomery January 18, 2005 Green Class

Ancestor Chart Use the charts provided or create your own chart Use the charts provided or create your own chart Include at least three generations Include at least three generations 1.You 2.Your parents 3.Your grandparents

6. Father (of number 3) Born Place Married Place Died Place 5. MOTHER (of number 2) BornPlaceMarriedPlaceDiedPlacePlace 4. Father (of number 2) Born Place Married Place Died Place YOU Born Place Married Place Father (of number 1) Born Place Married Place Died Place MOTHER (of number 1) BornPlaceMarriedPlaceDiedPlacePlace 7. MOTHER (of number 3) BornPlaceMarriedPlaceDiedPlacePlace Dottie Montgomery Gene Montgomery Clara Lee Hammett Hubert Theron Montgomery Edna Thomas Benjamin Franklin Hammett Eloise Lee

Data Sheets Include information about you and your family. Personal Data – Birth and Marriage information Personal Data – Birth and Marriage information Honors Honors Organizations Organizations Schools Schools Important Personal Events Important Personal Events Memorable Personal Events Memorable Personal Events Interview family members and then complete the chart. Three are required. Interview family members and then complete the chart. Three are required. You You Your Mother ( or guardian) Your Mother ( or guardian) Your Father ( or guardian) Your Father ( or guardian)

Data Sheet Example DATEEVENTLOCATIONSOURCE Dec Birth Sylacauga Hospital Mother 11/63 JFK Funeral Mimis House Self – first memory Aug. 24, 65 Tonsils out Sylacauga Hospital Mother/self Dec. 30, 1969 Eight Birthday – best party/sleep over House on Cherokee Drive Self Aug, 71 Won State Swim Meet Florence, AL Scrap book, self May th Grade Confirmation First United Methodist Church Self, Scrapbook May 1973 Best Friend Moves Sylacauga to NC Self Dottie Montgomery

List of Sources List ALL Sources List ALL Sources Interviews with parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. Include date and time. Interviews with parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. Include date and time. Text Sources – Yearbooks, family Bible, scrapbooks, etc. Text Sources – Yearbooks, family Bible, scrapbooks, etc. Websites – List all websites. Include original source of information and date. Check your direction sheet for help. Websites – List all websites. Include original source of information and date. Check your direction sheet for help.

Time Log This is the record of time you spent working on this project. This is the record of time you spent working on this project. Include: Include: Date Date Beginning and Ending time Beginning and Ending time Activity Activity

Time Log DATETIMEACTIVITY Dec. 5, :00-9:15 am Interviewed Mom for my data sheet Dec. 5, :00 – 11:00 am Completed my data sheet Dec. 8, :00 – 11:30 am Interviewed Mimi for her data sheet Dec. 9, :00 – 8:00 pm Used ancestory.com to explore family history online

Minimum Requirements 1.Cover Sheet 2.Ancestor Chart 3.Data Sheets 4.Sources List 5.Time Log

Optional Areas You are only limited by your imagination!

Documents Documents Optional Areas Approach to Mobile where my family settled in 1821 Pedigree of Johnson Family C 1870

Photographs - Current Photographs - Current Optional Areas Alicia at Prom 2004 Alicia Pretending to go to Prom 1990

Photographs – Old Family Pictures Photographs – Old Family Pictures Optional Areas Family Reunion 1923 Grandma Mimi (age 2) with sister Vela and 1905 Cousin Cork and family in Arizona C 1900

Dedication page Dedication page Copyright notice Copyright notice Optional Areas

If you have any concerns you MUST let your teacher know as soon as possible! You may check with the teacher during work time in class or make an appointment to discuss your concern before or after school. DO NOT wait until the week the project is due; its too late by then. Problems or Concerns

Final Touches Due Dates must be met. Due Dates must be met. Presentation- Projects will only be shared by the student. Presentation- Projects will only be shared by the student. Portfolios must be in a binder, not a folder with a plastic slide. Portfolios must be in a binder, not a folder with a plastic slide.